Matrix releasing and delivering means



June 16, 1925. 1,542,774 T. S. HOMANS MATRIX RELEASING AND 'DELIVERING MEANS "MA TORNEY.

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T. S. HOMANS MATRIX RELEASING AND DELI`VERING MEANS Eileiuly. '7. 1924 s 'sheets-sheet s INVENTOR. 1720172025 )Yom was lPatented June 16, 1925.

uNiTsn vSTATE-s l 1,542,174 PATENT OFFICE.

S. ROMANS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO INTEBTYPE CORPORA- 4'.I.'IOIN,`OIF BROOKLYN, NEW YOBK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

MATRIX AND "DELIVEBIN'G MEANS.

Application nledIuly 7,

To all may comerm.

Be it known that I', THOMAS S. Home,

a citizen of theUnited States, residin at` Brooklyn, in the county of Kings land tate of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Matrix Releasing and Delivering Means, of which the following is a specification..

The present invention relates to im rove- 4ments in typographical'machines an more especially to those of the general class shown i anddescribed in Letters Patent No. 436,532,

granted Septei'nber 16, 1890, to O. Mergenthaler, and it is .more particularly applicable to machines of this general class which are constructed to hold two'or more magazines ,which fcontain respectively matrices belo ing to different fonts or matricesjiaving ifferentl type faces., and 4from which matrices may be drawn as desired ,and assembled to formk com sed lines of mixed matricesfrom which t e type bars or slugs are cast, machines of this kind being knownas of the mixed type.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide novel and improved means vention is-to provide means which enables these pu/rposes to be accomplished with the b use of a minimum number of parts, and

Without increasing the widthiof the assembler front, thus enabling the useJ of the usual magazines of standard width.

To these and other ends the invention consists inf certainimprovements and combinations and arrangements of` arts, all as will be hereinafter more fully escribcd, the features of novelty being pointed out particularly in the claims lat the end of the specification. f

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portlon of a typographical 4machine embodying matrix releasing means constructed in accordance with the present invention; v A

Figure 2 representsa side elevation, partly i924. semi mi. 724,711.

in section, of the right-hand side of the structure shown in Figure 1; and A Figure 3 is a perspective view, partly in section, and on an enlarged scale, illustrating in detail the elements which are operative lto release .or effect the ldelivery of matrices from the different magazines.-

Similar arts are desi ated by the same reference c aracters in -t e different In the present instance, the invention is shown applied to a typographical machine lof the .linotype class, the various mechanisms of such'machines being well known in the art and being generally similar'to those shown and 4described in the Mergenthaler patent referred-to above, and, hence, the invention is shown in connection with\.only

the matrix releasing and delivery part of the machine to which the resent invention is applied. IThe referre embodiment of the invention is s own in the present instance and will be hereinafter described -in detail, but it is to be understood that the invention is not restricted to the precisel construction shown as equivalent constructions are contemplated vand such will be included within the scope of the claims.

It. will be understood that the present invention is applicable to machines embodying a plurality of matrix containing magazines from which the matrices may be drawn as. desired and assembled at a common assem-` bling point to form a composed line of mixed matrices, 1 designating the assembler belt generally used in machines of this class and which passes over pulleys 2 and 3, the-belt being operative to receive matrices dropping through the assembler front It and to deliver the matrices -for assembly in the assembly elevator which is located adjacent to the lower pulley 2. In the present instance, the invention is shown `'applied to a machine 'constructed to hold two magazines M and los . ered from clined position, so' that the matrices will feed by gravityfrom the upper rear ends adjacent to the distributor through .the

magazines to the lower forward ends there-v The assembler front, designated generally- 4, comprises a front plate 5,V and a rear plate'l 6, these front and rear plates being spaced suiiiciently to allow tle matrices to descend edgewise between them, and partitions `7 which extend toward the assembler belt and provide passages between them through which the matrices pass on their way to the assembler belt.

The upper orV matrix receiving part of the assembler front is branched to rovide matrix passages or channels whic the lower or matrix delivery ends ofthe different magazines whereby matrices delivth magazines will be conducted to and received by the assembler front. Preferably, and as shown in the present instance, the lower branch of the assembler front which #directsA or conducts matrices from the lower magazine M is formed by uplper and lower plates 8 and 9 between w lch `matrices may pass while standin edgewise, these plates 8 and 9 being attache or joined .to the rear plate 6 of the assembler front and the matrix passageway between these plates communicating, throu h an opening formed in the rear wall 6, wlth the' matrix (passageway formed between the front an rear plates 5 and 6 of the assembler front, and partition means isprovided for this branch whereby matrices passing therethrough will be introduced properlyinto the respective matrix passageways formed between the partitions 7. The partition means for this lower branch of the assembler' front comprisesv preferably u per and lower partition members 10 an 11 which are ahned with one another and also with the. partitions 7 contained between the front'and rear plates 5 and 6 of theassembler front, the partition members 10 and 11 being located between 4grou s channels in the magazine il so that .matrices delivered from the channels of this magazine will pass between the partition members 10 and 11, it being understood that the matrices M while contained in the magazines are in edgewise position, as is shown in Figure 3 and occupy this position while passing-between the plates 8 and 9 forming the res ctive branch of the assembler front, and 1t being also understood that a sufficient number of properly spaced partition members will be used to maintain the lead fromi of the matrix matrices substantially in such edgewise positionduring their entry into vthe assembler front. The upper branch of the assembler front which receives the matricesfrom the upper magazine M may be formed by bending the rear plate 6 of the assembler front rearwardly, substantially as shown, so that its upper end will substantially aline with the lower matrix delivery end of the jupper magazine, the upper ends of .the partitlon plates 7 being correspondingly curved to conform with the curvature of the rear .plate 6. The partition plates 7 may be se- Acured to the rear plate6 in any suitable manner, as, for example, by forming lugs 12 on the rear edge of each partition plate 7 and inserting these lugsthrough appropriately located slots`13 in the rear plate 6 and then passing a wire or rod 14 through apertures 1n the lugs; and the partition plates 10 and 11 may be similarly secured in place be.- tween the plates 8 and 9, the plates 10 and 11 being shown provided with apertured lugs 15 toe extend through slots formed in the upper and lower plates 8 and 9 and wires or rods 16 extending through these lugs to partition plates in proper posiretain these tion. A

The escapements m which control the delivery of matrices from the lower magazine M are actuated by reeds 17 which are mounted in4 guides 18, 19 and 20, so that' they may reciprocate vertically, a row of these reeds being provided, the number of which corresponds to the number of escape ments employed for the lower magazine,\and the up er ends of these reeds, which are preferalbly offset rearwardly from the lower` portions thereof, as is shown in Figure 2, are arranged to act upon the respective escapements of the lower magazine, upward movementv of any one of these reeds serving to actuate its respective escapement and thereby eii'ect the delivery of a matrix from the corresponding channel of the magazine, as will be understood fully from my prior patent, N o. 1,153,078.

. The escapements m which controlthe de-v ranged in a row opposite or parallel to the corresponding portions of the reeds 17 which actuate the escapements for the lower magazine.V The upper portions of the reeds 21, however, pass through the branch of the assembler front through which the matrices` from the lower magazine pass, and the present invention enables these reeds for the upper magazine escapements to be extended through this branch of the assembler front without interfering with the delivery -of matrices from the lowerl magazine and without requiring an increase in the width 'of the assembler front. To accomplish this re- :man

sult, portions of vthe reeds 21 are. so shaped and formed that they are substantially' widths of these partition members, although l the upper ends ,of these reeds are'arran i 1n a row and in proper actuating relation with the escapements m which control the delivery of matrices from the upper magazine. ,The `particular configuration of the f l-will serve as partition meansfor properly intermediate portions of the reeds 21 is shown clearly in Figure 3. In the yinstance shown, a groupof four reeds 21 -are so shaped or formed that their intermediate portions are alined and extend through slots 22 in the plates 8 and 9, the slots 22 being in the same plane with the partition members 10 and 11 Iand the portions of the reeds 21 which extend -through these slots occupyirfiig the same, plane, with and forming, 1n e ec t, continuations of the partition mem-v bers 1Q and 11. In this particular instance, one of the reeds 21 is bent forwardly in an edgewise. direction as ata, thence bent laterally at b and then joined at c to the intermediate portion d of this reed which extends upwardly through the slots 22 in the plates 8 and 9, and above the plate 8 this reed is bent laterally as at e, then rearwardly, as at f, and then upwardly in an edgewise direction, as at g, its upper end terminating in a position to engage the actuating lug of its respective escapement m. The

n'ext adjacentreed 21 is bent edgewise 'and in a forward'direction, as at a,`and thence laterally, as at b', and itjoins at o. itsintermediate portion d', this intermediate portion d extending alongside the portion d of the adjacent reed and throughthe slots 22 of the plates 8 and 9, and this reed above the plate 8 being bent laterally, as at e',

' thence rearwardl as at f', and thence upwardly at g to rin its u per end alongside the upper end o the a jacent .reed and in a posit1on to engage the actuating lug of the respective escapeinent. Another ree 2l may have offsets h and i formed therein to aline its .intermediate portion j with the slots 22 and with the intermediate 'portionsg of thek other reeds 21 of the same group,

and to bring its upper end into position to engage the`actuat1ng lug ofits respective escapement. The fourth ree'd 21 of the group may haveits portions below and above its 1ntermediate portion d* offset to the opposite side of the respective slots 22, as shown in Figure 3, so that its lower end may be in a row 'with the lower ends of the A remainder of these reeds land its u per end will be in a row with the upper ens of the remainder of the reeds 21 and in a position to engage the 'actuating lug of -itsfrespectlve escapement in 4theupper magazme. By Yforming the interme late portions ofthe reed-S 21- substantially@ the mamar d@- scribed, they may`pass through the channel directing the matrices from the lower magaz1ne as they pass through the Vbranch channel of the assembler front.

through which-the matrices pass from the It will be understood. thatany desired matrix'` from either' the-lower` or the upper magazine may be delivered for assembly into the line by actuating the corresponding reed 17 or 21. Means is provided whereby a reed` of either set may be actuated with equal facility" from a single keyboard. Preferably? and as shown inthe present instance, a keyboard 23 is employed which may be substantially the same as that commonly used on machines of this class constructed to hold a [single magazine. LThe keyboard mechanism 24: 'of such a keyboard actuates vin well known manner vertically movable keyboard reeds 25 which are ..ar ranged'in a .row and correspond in num'ber' and' arrangement to each of the rows of. escapement actuating reeds 17 and 21, it being understood that the actuation of a key of the keyboard will set the keyboard mech- 'anism corresponding to such key into operation, thus causin an upward movement of therespeetive eyboard Areed 25. The keyboard reedsV 25 are mounted to reciprocate in a frame J26, the lower portion of loo loesV machine and the upper portion of the frane 26 is movable in a direction transversely of theyrows of escapement actuating Areeds 17s and'21 in order to bringthe upper ends of the-keyboard reeds 25 into workmg relation with either the lower ends of the reeds 17 ory the lower ends of the reeds 21, according tothe position occupiedv by the .frame 26. Any suitable means may be provided for shifting the frame 26 to bring the keyboard reeds 25 into'either of these two working pos itions, a lever. 28 being-shown in the resent instance which is pivoted at 29'to a racket 30 which may be fixed to any suitable part of the frame of the machine and the upper end of the lever 28is operatiyely connected to the'frame 26 by a link 31.

The mode of operation of the matrix reizs leasin anddelivery mechanism as herein descri ed is briefly as follows: The delivery of the matrices from, both magazmesfis effected by operation of the keyboard 23in the manner usual in machines of this general class. vThen it is desired lto assemble in the Amanufacturing or other line matrices belonging to the upper magaas show in Figure 2, so that they will actuate the esca'pement actuating reeds 21 which control the deliveryl of matrices from theV upper magazine, and while the keyboard reeds 2 5 are set in this position, actuation 'of the keyboard will ei'ect the delivery of matrices from the upper magazine. Whenever. it. is desired to deliver to the line matrices from the lower magazinethe lever 28 is shifted to bring the keyboard reeds 25 into their rear position where their .upper ends register 'or aline with the escapement actuating reeds 17 which control the .delivery of matrices from the lower maga-zine, and actuation of the keyboard ,will then cause matrices to be deliveredI from the lower magazine. Obviously, the leverA l28 may be easily and quickly shifted, during the composition of a line, to cause delivery of one or more matrices from either magazine to be effected at will, it being unnecejssary to alter lthe positionlo the magazines or totemploy m'ore than .one keyboard.

The escapement-actuating reeds 21 are preferably Ymade from flat stock, andif, for reasons, it is found desirable to increase the thickness of these reeds, or their intermediate alined portions,

y'such may be done, in which case'itis preferable to reduce the thickness of the upper partition members .10 and to taper them so that their thicker portions are toward thel reeds and their thinner portions are toward the matrix delivery end of the magazine, such construction enabling the matrices re- -leased from'the ,magazine to be delivered therefrom without obstruction and to pass the intermediate portions of the reeds without catching thereon. L

It will be understood that each set of reeds. '17 and 21. is of a number corresponding to the number of matrix channels in-the respective magazines, and that the number of reeds 25 correspondsto the number of, characters re resented on the keyboard 23. Each reed, a keyboardanechanism 24 as the result of the actuation of the corresponding key of the keyboard, descends to` its norinl or lower position, .in the manner the reeds usually operate infmachines of this class. The descent of each of the' reeds, .after actuation, may be effected by gravity, or a spring may be provided, if desired, to insure the return of each reed to its normal position.

The presentv invention enables matrices to be released and delivered at will from one o r another magazine during the assembling of matrices to compose mixed lines, with substantially the same speeld and facility as may be accomplished 1n machines 'using a single magazine. The escapement-actuatri it has been elevated by the.

zines, yet no part of the matrix delivery throat or passageway leading from either magazine is obstructed.' kBy constructing.

and arranging the intermediate portions of the` escapement-actuating'reeds for ythe upperxmagazine lso groups of these ortions of such reeds occupy a common p ane, in edgewise relation, and in alinement with the ad]acent portions of the assembler Jfront partitions, it is rendered possible to extend these reeds directly through the branch or auxiliary matrix delivery channel of the assembler front, and no change will be required in the matrix channels of the magazine in order to insure delivery of the ,matrices therefrom without vlodging against these reeds, and, moreover, the reeds for the upper magazine` are accommodated in the lspaces provided or'the assembler front partit-ions, and, hence, the width of the assembler front is not increased; consequently, .the machine is enabled touse the usual magazines of standard width. i

I claim as my invention 1. In a typographical machine having al 2'. Ina t pographical machine having aA 'pluralityo magazines provided with rows of escapements for delivering matrices-there- Vfrom, partitions for` iding matrices delivered for assembly from one of the magazines and a plurality of escapement-actuating means having portions thereof grouped in planes transverse .to the rows of escapements and. operative. in the respective planes vof said partitions and having otherv portions thereof. arranged in a row longitudinallyof thehrespective row of escapements and in op.- erative relation therewit A 3. In a typographical machine embodying af. plurality of magazines having escapements or for directing-'matrices as they are released from the magazines for assembly, and groups of escapement actuating means, each group 7having portions thereof -operative in the plane of the respective partition and other portions` thereof relatively offset foractuating respectively a plurality vof magazine 'es capements.

4. In a typographical machine embodying a pluralit of magazines having escapements for eectm the delivery of matricesvtherefrom, partitions lfor guiding the matrices delivered from one of the magazines, and

escapement-actuating devices for another of said'magazines' having portions thereof ly-` y spective magazines and having partitions for such matrices for assembly, and. escapement-actuating devices for said maga-v zines, -the escapement actuating devices or A ,one ofthe magazines having portionsextending; 1n groups through one of the branches of the assembler front and occupy- Ying the planes of the matrix-guiding parti-v tions. i

` a' alr of y .reiation andV having escapements for con- 6. In f ypognphical machine embodyin magazines arranged in superpose trolling the delivery of matrices therefrom' 'for bl upper and lower channels for guiding the matrices delivered from the respective magazines, said channels ,having matrix-guidin partitions, and sets of reeds for actuatingt e escapements ofthe respective m y s ptions of the reefis for tlev u rmagazlne mggrou an exten -5 Ppethroughgthe lower chanii in substantially the vplanes of the matrixguiding partitions therein.

7. In a machine..embodying` l wrlunlity 115mg were. mentlfor controlling the dehveryrices therefrom, matrix. channelsleading from said magazines and having matrixguiding artitions therein, and reeds for actuating t e magazine-escapements, the reeds for one of the azines having portions thereof extending 1n groups through the matrix channel for another magazine, sai grouped portions of the reeds being arrange in edgewlse relation: and lying substanti K y within the planes of the respective matrix channel. i'

v 8. In a typographical machine embodying a plurality of magazines having escapements guiding partitions of said from, channe s for conducting therethrough matrices delivered from the respective magazines, said channels having matrix guiding partitions therein, and rows of reeds for actuating the escapements of the respective magazines, portions ofthe reeds fof one row being'grouped in edgewise relation in adirection transversely lof such row and extending thnough one of the matrix conducting channels substantially in the plane of the matrix 4guiding (partitions thereof and other portions of sai reeds being lrelatively offset to coo rate with the respective escapements for t e qcorresponding magazine.

-In testimony whereofl I have ereunto set my hand.

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